The Department of International Development (DFID), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Wellcome have jointly fund the Health Systems Research Initiative.

Aims

generate evidence on how to strengthen and improve health systems for people living in low and middle income countries (LMIC). This may include addressing the structure and dynamics of health systems as a whole, improving the long-term resilience of the health system, in addition to generating positive improvements to systems as currently structured.

use a health systems approach to inform the delivery of evidence-based interventions or structural changes. Proposals must demonstrate how interventions relate to and affect wider elements of a health system such as governance, financing, health workforce, information systems, service delivery.

expand the knowledge base in understanding the structure and dynamics of health systems and provide evidence that is of direct relevance to decision makers and practitioners in the field.

Types of Grants

Research grants, which are larger stand-alone research projects. Proposals are expected to address clearly defined challenges faced by health systems, either within a system or in considering external influences on a system. Proposals must situate this clearly-defined challenge within an understanding of the broader health system linkages and describe how and why findings from the project have the potential to improve the health of people living in low and middle income countries.

Foundation grants, which are smaller (up to £200,000) and shorter (up to two years). Proposals can be either:

to conduct pilot work to build the necessary knowledge and methodological base to support a future full proposal.

Eligibility Criteria

Priority will be given to research that benefits the most vulnerable populations and/or those in poorly resourced settings. Whilst the funders recognise that many of the world’s poor live in middle-income countries, it is a specific objective of this programme to increase the body of research that is specifically relevant to low-income countries, whether through research in those countries or the ability to demonstrate the relevance of experience from middle-income countries to low-income countries. Applicants must illustrate how the proposed study will contribute to strengthening low-income country health systems.

If the principal investigator (PI) is based in the UK, there must be clear partnership with, and scientific leadership from, co-investigators (Co-Is) based in the countries where the project will take place.

Proposals should demonstrate how capacity building for junior UK and developing country staff will lead to developing future scientific leadership. Good examples of capacity-building include:

co-design of research and implementation

field-based research methods training for developing country partner staff

opportunities for staff to author/co-author journal and conference papers and participate in national and international conferences

providing mentoring to improve the capacity of Southern researchers to generate new knowledge and attain policy impact

institutional capacity-building (such as the incentive structures, the political and regulatory context and the resource base in which research is undertaken and used by policymakers).

UK investigators should demonstrate an understanding of the national and local health systems context, and work harmoniously and effectively with local stakeholders to ensure the research programme does not undermine local research capacity. These factors will be taken into account by the commissioning panel.

The U.S. Embassy Budapest Public Affairs Section (PAS Budapest) of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for organizations and individuals to submit applications to carry out a program (or project) with funding through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.

PAS Budapest is inviting proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the U.S. and Hungary through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

Priority Areas

Projects that support the broad range of shared Transatlantic values, as well as other areas of mutual interest that promote freedom and democracy.

Projects that promote media literacy.

Projects that encourage Transatlantic trade, investment, and security ties through fostering an equitable and transparent economy in Hungary, promoting the shared values of entrepreneurship and innovation, and promoting youth study and achievement in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) fields.

Projects that advance greater mutual understanding between Hungarian and U.S. societies.

The UNDP’s Support to Access to Justice and Rule of Law project (A2J/RoL) project is inviting Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) including NGOs and/or CBOs for application of Small Grants to conduct public outreach awareness-raising and information dissemination on transitional justice to create awareness and disseminate information to traditional leaders, youth, women and the wider community to create a common understanding of transitional justice processes and the mechanisms provided by the R-ARCSS that is founded on national ownership.

This awareness-raising will enhance the public’s understanding about transitional justice, and acts as a platform for South Sudanese to add their voice to and participate in transitional justice processes and the agreed upon mechanisms.

Funding Information and Duration

One or more grants not exceeding USD 25,000 will be made to different organizations within a 9 month period per project location.

Expected Results

CSOs are encouraged to develop their own expected results based on their analysis of the needs and particularities of the context and problems. The expected results may include the following:

National awareness-raising campaign and outreach activities on transitional justice that provides increased understanding of transitional justice mechanisms and the provisions of the R-ARCSS;

A series of dialogues and workshops conducted on transitional justice at national and state level involving government stakeholders, civil society organizations and traditional leaders;

The generation of knowledge on thematic topics relevant to the transitional justice process in South Sudan through public lectures delivered by experts and compiled and published as policy briefs, research papers or working documents.

Documentation

Interested parties must submit a proposal along with the following documents:

Proof of registration as a non-governmental/non-commercial organization including copies of registration certificate and constitution or other governing document.

Organizational profile with the following details:

A clearly defined management structure;

Experience and expertise in training and capacity building;

Knowledge of international human rights norms and experience of working on human rights and protection issues;

Work experience in South Sudan or in post-conflict situations;

Details of the local partners if application is made jointly by two or more CSOs.

Curriculum vitae of two key staff members involved in the implementation of the Project.

Bank details.

How to Apply

Applications (project proposals) in the form of the template attached must be submitted by CSOs based in South Sudan to the UNDP Offices or by post or email at the address given on the website.

Eligible Country: South Sudan

For more information, please visit http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=52328

The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applications for its 2019 Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Assistance Program to support projects designed to address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural jurisdictions.

The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is seeking proposals for the thirteenth round of its UNDEF project grant to advance and support democracy.

UNDEF supports projects that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes. The large majority of UNDEF funds go to local civil society organizations — both in the transition and consolidation phases of democratization. In this way, UNDEF plays a novel and unique role in complementing the UN’s other, more traditional work — the work with Governments– to strengthen democratic governance around the world.

Focus Areas

UNDEF invites project proposals covering one or more of eight main focus areas:

Gender equality

Community activism

Rule of law and human rights

Youth engagement

Strengthening civil society interaction with Government

Media and freedom of information

Tools for knowledge

Electoral processes

In this Round, UNDEF particularly welcomes proposals in the areas of gender; rule of law; media; or electoral processes focusing on elections scheduled for 2020 at the earliest.

Funding Information

In principle, UNDEF grants will be allocated for projects with default duration of two years. However, it is acceptable to UNDEF if a successful applicant completes a project in less than two years. Grants will not necessarily match the full amounts applied for.

Grant allocations will be of a minimum of US$100,000 and not exceed US$300,000 for any given project. Applicants must request an amount within this range. The majority of projects are granted no more than $250,000.

Eligible Beneficiaries

UNDEF funds projects implemented by non-UN organizations, not individuals, profit-making or government entities. Eligible applicants must be duly constituted nationally or internationally and have legal status.

At the project proposal stage, applicants will be required to indicate the type of organization applying for funding:

Global and Regional inter-government bodies, organizations and associations other than the United Nations

UNDEF’s priority is Civil Society Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations. The organization must be legally constituted. UN accreditation is not a prerequisite to apply for UNDEF funding. UNDEF encourages local CSO’s to submit high quality project proposals.

Priority Countries and Regional Balance

Strong preference will be given to applicants from countries and regions where the challenges of democracy are more critical, such as countries emerging from conflict, new and restored democracies, the Least Developed Countries (as per the official classification of the UNOHRLLS), Low Income Countries (“Low Income Economies” as per the World Bank’s official classification based on Gross National Income per capita) and Middle Income Countries (“Lower and Upper Middle-income Economies”, idem).

Eligibility Criteria

Local and Global/Regional Projects: UNDEF will invite proposals for projects that either take place in one country only (local) or occur in several specified states of a region or sub-region (regional) or intend to operate at the global level (global). UNDEF will reserve at least 80% of its programmable resources in each funding round for projects taking place in one country and will allocate no more than 20% to global/regional projects.

How to Apply

Project proposals can be submitted only through Online Project Proposal System via given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.un.org/democracyfund/apply-for-funding

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The European Union (EU) is seeking proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights Country Based Support Scheme (CBSS) for Sri Lanka – 2018-2019”.

The global objective of this call for proposals is the enhancement of democracy and human rights in Sri Lanka.

The specific objective of this call for proposals is to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, fundamental freedoms and to contribute to the strengthening of the international framework for the promotion and protection of human rights, justice and the rule of law in Sri Lanka.

Priorities

The priority of this call for proposals is:

Promoting and defending freedoms of

expression and information,

assembly and association and

thought, conscience and religion

Size of Grants

Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 400 000 and EUR 550 000.

Eligibility Criteria

Lead applicant

In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:

be a legal person and

be non-profit-making and

be a civil society organisations, including non-governmental non-profit organisations and independent political foundations, community-based organisations and private-sector non-profit agencies, institutions, organisations and networks thereof at local, national,regional and international level and

be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies),not acting as an intermediary.

No nationality restriction applies to applicants, co-applicants and, if any, affiliated entities. Projects submitted by applicants from Sri-Lanka are encouraged so as to promote ownership and strong local leadership. Eligible applicants with a nationality other than that of Sri Lanka must act together with at least one Sri Lankan organisation acting as a co-applicant.

Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations

Co-applicant(s)

Where the lead applicant is not Sri Lankan, it must act with minimum one Sri Lankan co-applicant . The specific role and the involvement of co-applicant(s) in the implementation of the action will be explicitly evaluated at Concept Note and Full Application stage.

Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.

Affiliated entities

The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies).

Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co-applicant(s):

Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.

This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:

Control, as defined in Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:

Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:

Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (grand daughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;

Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;

Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).

Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association) as the proposed affiliated entities.

How to Apply

The application procedure consists of two phases:

Concept notes

Full applications

The concept note together with the declaration by the lead applicant must be submitted at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2BqXUSz and download the guidelines.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is seeking proposals for a program entitled “Health and Climate Solutions” to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity, while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation.

Eligible, local approaches can focus on one or more of a range of determinants of health—including, but not limited to: air quality;energy sources; transportation or mobility design; food and water systems;housing; and health systems. Proposals should specify the determinants of health that the given approach is addressing, and the expected impact on health and well-being.

Grant funds will support research and evaluation activities to develop the best possible evidence highlighting what is working well with the select approach and why; where there have been opportunities and challenges; and how other communities may learn from this approach to tackle similar challenges. All interventions eligible for this funding must have been implemented and active for at least one year as of the date of the application.

Award Information

Up to eight awards will be made through this funding opportunity.

Proposals may request a budget of up to and including $350,000 each, for a project duration of up to and including 24 months.

Eligibility and
Selection Criteria

Proposals must discuss approaches focused in one or more geographically defined communities.

The community or organization implementing the approaches to address the health impacts of climate change, while improving health equity, must serve as the primary applicant (Project Director), and will be the prime recipient of funds. Individuals from collaborating organizations(e.g. research partner) can serve as the co-Project Director.

Eligible applicant organizations include public and private nonprofit organizations, federally or state-recognized Indian tribal governments, indigenous organizations, local government, and academic institutions.

Preference will be given to applicant organizations that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. The Foundation may require additional documentation.

Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.

Only one proposal may be submitted per applicant organization.

RWJF encourages applicant organizations representing diverse geographic areas, first time-applicants, and communities that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change to apply.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2018/health-and-climate-solutions-hub.html

Disability projects, which can include rehabilitation and training for people who are either physically disabled or learning disabled.

Arts outreach work by local groups involving disadvantaged people.

Projects that promote integration and community cohesion amongst minority groups, including refugees and travellers.

Types of Grant

Small grants, £100-£5,000 (around 100 grants made per year).

Large grants, over£5,000 (around 5 grants are made per year). Large grants are only given to charities known to the Trustees.

The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives. Funding is primarily for one-off projects, but the Trustees are also willing to fund core costs. Most grants are only for 1 year.

Eligibility Criteria

The Trust primarily funds charitable organisations in the UK.

If Woodward funds overseas projects it is usually via UK charities which can ensure that funds are being well used. Woodward favours charities which make good use of volunteers and encourage past and current users to participate. Their grant-making continues to be primarily reactive but with some selected projects initiated by the trustees.

Exclusions

Trustees DO NOT fund unsolicited applications from charities whose annual income exceeds £300,000 or for:

Construction projects such as playgrounds, village halls, and disabled accesses

General school appeals including out of hours provision

Hospices

Medical research

Parish facilities

Playgroups and pre-school groups

Requests for vehicles

Individuals in any capacity

Educational fees

How to Apply

Applicants can download the application forms via given website.

For more information, please visit http://woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk/general_applications/

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the Youth Leadership Program with Burma.

The Youth Leadership Program with Burma will focus primarily on civic education, community service, and youth leadership. Participants also will gain a more thorough understanding of how democracy is practiced in the United States, particularly at the grassroots level, including community engagement, minority rights, and the responsibilities of citizens. A proposed program should provide information, skills-development, and experiences that participants can readily build upon when returning home. The program must also include opportunities for the adult educators to work with their American counterparts to develop their leadership and mentoring skills.

Goals

Prepare Burmese youth leaders to become responsible citizens and contributing members of their communities;

Empower participants to be actively engaged in addressing issues of concern in their schools and communities upon their return home;

Build mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect through shared culture and values between people of the United States and the people of Burma; and

Foster relationships among youth from different ethnic, racial, religious, and national groups.

Objectives

Demonstrate a better understanding of community engagement as practiced in the United States;

Deepen critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills; and

Develop program planning and implementation skills to bring community project ideas to fruition.

Youth Leadership Development (such as team building, public speaking, negotiation, goal setting, and project planning);

Funding Information

The Award Ceiling of this NOFO is $190,000.

Participants

Approximately 20 Burmese participants will travel to the United States, in a contingent composed of approximately 17-18 youth and approximately 2-3 adult participants. The youth participants will be students who are between the ages of 15 and 19 at the start of the exchange. Students who are attending university or college at the start of the program as well as students who have completed high school but have not yet begun post-secondary studies at program inception are eligible for program selection. Criteria for selection of all participants will be leadership skills, an interest in service to the community, strong academic and social skills, overall composure, and openness and flexibility. Participants will be proficient in the English language. Participant recruitment and nomination will be the responsibility of the U.S. embassy. ECA will make the final participant selections.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications may be submitted by U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

For more information, please visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=311295

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey is seeking applications for its Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders which are intensive short-term academic programs whose purpose is to provide groups of undergraduate student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills.

The five-week Institutes will consist of a balanced series of seminar discussions, readings, group presentations, and lectures. The course work and classroom activities will be complemented by educational travel, site visits, leadership activities, and volunteer opportunities within the local community.

Each Institute will have 20 participants and will include a four-week academic residency component and a one-week integrated study tour to another region of the United States. During the academic residency, participants will also have the opportunity to engage in educational and cultural activities outside of the classroom.

Program Funding

Department of State will cover all participant costs, including: program administration; international and domestic travel and ground transportation; visa travel; book, cultural, mailing and incidental allowances;and housing and subsistence.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates nominated for this program will:

be proficient in English;

be interested in the topic of civic engagement;

be between 18 and 25 years of age;

have at least one semester left of their undergraduate studies;

demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in their university and community activities;

indicate a serious interest in learning about the United States;

have a sustained high level of academic achievement, as indicated by grades, awards, and teacher recommendations;

demonstrate commitment to community and extracurricular university activities;

have little or no prior study or travel experience in the United States or elsewhere outside of their home country;